Folktale Movies

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the...

Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But...

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying...

Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is...

A lonely prospector’s son discovers a shadowy creature that offers a tempting — but deadly — way out of his impoverished town.

The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom...

After getting trapped in an isolated woodland, a hunter is tormented by his former prey.

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and...

Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of rice to Bongwon Temple.

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides...

The story takes place in modern-day eastern Serbia, still fertile ground for various forms of superstition and prejudice. Zorica is a village girl...

a woman's spiritual journey in Ireland on All Hallow-Een

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all...

Cheluvi, a poor young woman, has a secret magical power. With the magic, she turns into a tree which produces exotic flowers. Soon, her secret is...